Caption

Cleared forest area north of the village of Hirschberg, Soest district, dead spruce stands were felled, dead trees due to bark beetle infestation, Arnsberg Forest, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/Jochen Tack

Reference

BRK24E78_317

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Rights managed

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120,7Mb (6,9Mb) / 26,5in x 17,7in / 7952 x 5304 (300dpi)

Keywords

Arnsberg Arnsberg Forest Arnsberg Forest Nature Park Bark beetle Bark beetle plague Business Central Europe Clear-cutting Conifer Coniferales Environmentally harmful Europe European spruce FRG Federal State of North Rhine-Westphalia Forest area Forest trees Forestry German German Federal Republic Germany Hirschberg Logging Middle Europe NRW Naturepark Arnsberger Forrest Naturepark Arnsberger Wald Naturpark Naturpark Arnsberger Wald No People North Rhine-Westphalia North-Rhine Westphalia Norway spruce Pest infestation Picea Picea abies Pinaceae Pinales Republic of Germany Sauerland Scolytinae Soest Spruce Spruce stand Spruce tree Stock of trees Timber industry Woodcutting area arid bald bare bark beetle infestation blank boring bug climate change climate crisis conifer coniferous coniferous tree conservation area countryside damage damaged dead dead wood deadwood deforestated deserted desolate desolated disease diseased dreary drearyness drought dry dryness ecocide ecological damage economy empty environment environmental contamination environmental damage environmental destruction environmental issue environmental pollution environmental reserve european fell felled forest forest area forest damage forest decline forest dieback forest management forested forestland forestry global warming gray grey grubbing harmful to the environment ill illness infestation landscape landscape photo landscape shot layered log monochromatic monochrome monotonous mountain mountainous natural preserve natural reserve nature nature conservation area nature park nature reserve no one nobody northern on each other one above the other one upon the other open air pest pest control piece of wood pile pile of wood piled piled up piled up wood place polluting pollution pollution of the environment protected area reserve sanctuary scenery sick